Yeah!

I have a really COOL idea!!!! I just can't tell you what it is for another week and a half because there are too many potatoes around. I'm just really excited about it!

Goblin Valley

I went camping this weekend with a small group of girls from my ward. We drove the 2 1/2 hours to Goblin Valley. We got there Friday night, after dark. I held up flashlights while Heather and Jessica set up the tent and Rachel and Krisna made the foil dinners. It was a good evening, not too cold but enough to enjoy a fire. The ground was soft so I got a pretty good night's sleep for camping.
The next morning, we had breakfast, shot a few soda cans up (I hit all of the cans and didn't miss a shot), broke camp, and then went hiking around the valley of the goblins. We saw lots of interesting rock formations and climbed a few of them as well.





We meandered for about 2 or 3 hours before deciding to leave. We stopped at the first gas station to fill up and then make lunch. We were back at home just after 3:00pm.
I had a wonderful time and enjoyed getting to know these wonderful ladies a little more.

Fred Linden

This is Fred, he's a Linden tree, hence the name.



Steven, Kevin and I planted him today.



Doesn't he look happy?


(There were a lot of rocks.)

Tagged!

Well, unlike Pam, I am not necessarily sure that I am glad of the state of my house. Just as a disclaimer, my roommate is still in the process of moving into my house so things are a bit out of place and when I say "bit," I actually mean "a lot" as evidenced by the pictures I have been asked to post.

So the rules are this- you must take pictures of the following things, as is, no straightening up etc.

My fridge:
I'm glad I took down the wedding announcement from the beginning of the year.


My toilet:
I have roommates so I have to share my storage and shelf space, it would be nice if I had more.


My kitchen sink:
Sigh.


My favorite room:
My favorite room is my bedroom because it is mine and I can be all alone if I want to be.


I'm adding a second photo to this category so you can laugh right along with me. This is my living room, this is all my roommate's stuff. I laugh because if I didn't, I would probably be crying as this room has been like this for a few weeks now. It used to be my favorite room.


My closet:
I actually have two closets in my room which I LOVE! Yet again, evidence of things being moved around and shoved in new places.


What my kids are doing right now:
Ummm...I don't have kids. Unless you count my students and I don't post pictures of them. I have nieces and a nephew but they are two states away so I don't know what they're doing right now. This is as close as I come right now...looks like they're playing hide-and-seek.

My dream vacation:
That would be my family reunions for so many reasons--1. I didn't get to go this last summer 2. It's usually by some mountains or the beach 3. My family is there 4. We go camping 5. It's not work


My self portrait:


I am in turn, tagging 5 people: Laura, Diane, Steven, Jen, and Michael.

I just realized...

I just realized, after reading Laura's blog, that I did not post a picture of the last quilt I made. I didn't post it after finishing it because it was to be a gift and I didn't want the giftee to see it before I gave it to her. Well, the gift was given last night so I can post away! Keep in mind, the colors are not quite right, the burgundy looks more of a brown in the picture I took.


Good news of the night: I found my bedroom floor again! I was looking through some old photos and came across one from right after I moved into my condo and I saw that my bedroom was really clean and could see the entire floor. I know I've acquired a few more items but I've also gotten rid of some too so I really can't use the excuse of having more stuff. My goal today was to make my room look as close to the original picture as possible. I think I have succeeded. I have a few more things to find homes for and a stack of papers to file but it shouldn't take much time.

Greece Lightning!

We are working on a social studies unit on Greece in the 6th grade right now. Last week we focused on the Greek gods and goddesses. The students were partnered up and given a god or goddess to paint and then research. Each pair delivered a brief presentation on their deity. This week, we have learned a little bit about Greek architecture, mainly the three different types of columns. Our hallway is a little bit of Ancient Greece.






Today was the 6th Grade Olympics! Our students participated in two events each from the following list: long jump, 100 m dash, discus (frisbee), shotput (softball), javelin (teacher's pointer stick thing), and synchronized movement (we don't have a pool). The students were very sportsmanlike and enjoyed the activity. My coworkers and I dressed up in togas (bedsheets) and invited the students to do so as well. We enjoyed popsicles at the end. It was a good way to end the week. I would post pictures of the winners, but I don't post pictures of my students.

I want to say something but I don't know what...

So, I've been gone for 12 1/2 hours today. I had Back to School Night at my school and I didn't want to drive home to spend 2 hours and then drive all the way back so I just stayed at school and worked in my classroom. I've actually been putting off doing some things so I would have some things to so tonight. I also had a backup plan to go visit the local fabric store in case I ran out of things to do, but I kept pretty busy.

I now have a new roommate, yeah! Meg moved in last week and is in the process of unpacking. We've already stayed up somewhat late the last few nights talking.

There is a hole in my downstairs neighbor's ceiling as of yesterday morning. Last night my brother and I did some detective work to find the source of the leak but nothing happened. My neighbor went around to the surrounding neighbors to try some other pipes, but I haven't heard back from him yet. We're keeping the ceiling open for now to see if it happens again.

I don't have much to say, but at least I said it...Happy September!




and a random picture just because...